TABLE OF CONTENTS Puerto Rican Parrot 4 Bald Eagle 6 King Penguin 8 Kirtland’s Warbler 10 Whooping Crane 12 Eastern Bluebird 14 Brown Pelican 16 California Condor 18 Red-Cockaded Woodpecker 20 Kakapo Parrot 22 Palila 24 Peregrine Falcon 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
1 COLORFUL PUERTO RICAN PARROTS SOAR ONCE AGAIN parrots nesting trees New trees became hard to find after people cut down forests for farms Farmers planted citrus trees coffee plants and sugar cane By 1975 only 13 Puerto Rican parrots were left in the wild Several government agencies in Puerto Rico and the United States worked together to start the Puerto Puerto Rican parrots have flashy colors Their green feathers are tipped with blue These parrots gather in flocks and squawk loudly They nest in holes in tall trees They search for food in the forest’s canopy But their numbers started to fall after humans came on the scene Puerto Rican parrots settled the main island of Puerto Rico long before people arrived Approximately 1 million parrots lived on the island at the beginning of the 1500s But over time they began to face many dangers People trapped the parrots They sold them as pets and as food Red-tailed hawks ate their eggs and chicks Hurricanes blew down some of the 4 Puerto Rican parrots are the only parrots native to the United States
12 Birds Back From The Brink
This book introduces 12 birds that were on the brink of extinction and made an amazing comeback.
About This Book
By: Nancy Furstinger
Illustrated by:
Published by: 12-Story Library provided by Amicus, part of The Creative Company
